05/29/2020
Time for Banks to go Digital
Digital banking is inevitably the way to achieve business continuity and customer satisfaction post-Covid-19 landscape.
Comment & Analysis
05/29/2020
HSBC investment platform simulates ‘thousands of analysts’ with AI
The AI Index can take into account news articles, a tweet, a satellite image, or even the tone of language a CEO uses during an earnings presentation, among 'millions' of pieces of information.
05/28/2020
COVID-19 and the age of the contactless customer experience
Winning the trust of consumers in a no-touch world
05/28/2020
Chinese delivery mogul's wealth doubles to US$10b in months
Mr Wang relied on deals and expansion to turn what started as a Groupon-type service into a food delivery giant that now also spans food reviews and in-store dining services.
05/28/2020
Remote workers present a new security threat in the age of COVID-19
Why the new work from home paradigm brought about by the pandemic has given rise to a new set of challenges for businesses
05/28/2020
How money laundering has changed in the digital age
Most high profile cryptocurrency markets are regulated by anti-money laundering regulations, but some are unregulated and so are more susceptible to being exploited by money launderers.
05/28/2020
The added value of investment analysis — especially in times of market volatility
At SS&C, we are focused on supporting our clients by providing robust and leading analytical solutions to help inform and uncover potential investment risks and opportunities
05/27/2020
Are banks only really hiring technologists now? Not exactly
Both countries show substantial month-on-month and even week-on-week variability in the relative importance of technology jobs.
05/27/2020
Building the foundation for a strong fintech ecosystem in Saudi Arabia
The FSDP will achieve this ambition by enabling financial institutions to support private sector growth, ensuring the formation of an advanced capital market, and promoting and enabling financial planning, without impeding the strategic objectives intende
05/27/2020
How COVID-19 cyber-attacks are placing organisations at increased risk
Security professionals across the Middle East must educate employees about the rise in coronavirus-related cybercrime and how to avoid placing their organisation at risk, says Werno Gevers, cybersecurity specialist, Mimecast.
05/26/2020
Investment Products & Solutions - Are we at the Dawn of a New Investment Paradigm?
The chaos wrought on economies, businesses, individual liberties and of course on the financial markets has been dramatic and shocking to all.
05/26/2020
New face of banking: Millennials prefer robot bankers to humans
Nordea's robot adviser, Nora, played a crucial role in helping the bank through COVID-19
05/26/2020
FinTech set to grow in the Gulf during global COVID-19 pandemic: study
As well as staying at home, social distancing also applies to publicly shared devices, like point of sale terminals and checkout counters.
05/25/2020
Robust digital ecosystem seen in Qatar after Covid-19 crisis
Many digital projects and e-commerce companies, as well as online marketplaces are experiencing positive growth because of the pandemic.
05/25/2020
A sneak-peek at the future of crypto asset regulation in SA [Opinion]
The IFWG’s initial exploration of the South African crypto asset market culminated in the 2019 consultation paper (opens as a PDF) which provided an overview of the regulatory and market risks and benefits associated with the emerging crypto assets
05/24/2020
A Proactive Approach to Optimizing Cloud Spend
As organizations increasingly rely on the cloud, they need to continuously monitor their cloud spend in order to reap all the benefits of this platform.
05/22/2020
Africa’s Crypto Boom Defies Regulatory & Infrastructural Tightropes
Unlike elsewhere, Africa’s crypto adoption is dichotomized because typicals such as mining bases, supporting merchants, Bitcoin ATMs, crypto exchanges and nodes are hard to come by.
05/22/2020
Age of extinction: the race to save the planet
Human activity is threatening the delicate balance between the climate and biosphere.
05/21/2020
How Corona is Changing the World of Money
Even in countries such as Switzerland, where the use of cash is still a common phenomenon, digital payments increased substantially, because shops urged consumers to avoid cash in a bid to minimize physical contact.
05/21/2020
WATCH: Africa is the most promising region for cryptocurrency adoption
Cryptocurrencies also offer lower-cost and faster remittance payments than is currently available.